Shattenkirk recalled by Avalanche

Avs have decided to call up a D-man from Lake Erie after all, and that man is Kevin Shattenkirk.

Shatty got off to a slow start with the Monsters, but has played better of late and got the nod tonight from the big club. We’ll see if he plays tomorrow or not against Vancouver, but he’s the de facto seventh man on D right now.

He was a minus-5 at one point with the Monsters, but was back to even through 10 games. The one alarming stat: no points in the 10 games. He’s supposed to be an offensive defenseman.